Ex-boyfriend sentenced in shooting that left woman paralyzed

Lawrence Darnell Redman sentenced to 20-40 years in prison

Published 7:04 PM EST Nov 05, 2012

GREENSBURG, Pa. -

A man found guilty of shooting his former girlfriend, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down, has been sentenced to 20-40 years in prison.

“If you would stay in jail the whole 40 years, that would be the right thing for the Department of Corrections to do, but that’s for them to decide,” Judge John Blahovec told Lawrence Darnell Redman on Monday.

Redman, 45, was found guilty in August of attempted murder and aggravated assault after police said he shot former girlfriend Anamarie Henderson outside her mother’s home in Salem Township last September.

Henderson, 28, was shot four times and had part of a finger amputated.

“I definitely feel good. I definitely am satisfied with the sentence. I wish it could be more,” Henderson told Channel 4 Action News’ Ashlie Hardway. “I feel like I'm living a life sentence, so I feel he should. Hopefully, he won't be able to get out.”

Redman told those in court on Monday, “I’d like to apologize to everybody that’s been involved in this: family, your children. It wasn’t my intention. My mother, I’m sorry for my actions.”

After Redman said he didn’t intend to kill Henderson, the judge told him, “When you fired shots, you said at trial they were warning shots. Warning from what? That more were coming?

Henderson said she just wants to move forward with her two young children.

“I don't hate him. I hate what he's done to me. It is really hard to be in the same room with him,” she said. “He may have taken my legs, but he can't take my life.”

Redman’s attorney did not say if they plan to appeal the sentence.

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